Since I met you, people are dying every day

Shi Ziyu was so angry that his beard was raised and raised, "Then what do you think should be done?" Ye Sirui looked at it and wanted to laugh, but barely held it back.However, Kong Taiping didn't take this question as a questioning, and immediately said: "I think this meal is enough to cleanse Mr. Ye!"

"Nonsense! There are only a few of us for this simple meal. Mr. Ye is here, so don't you need to see Mr. Li Changsu?"

"Extraordinary times should be done with extraordinary methods. If Master Ye wants to see them, he can just call them in for questioning!" Kong Taiping confronted him tit for tat.

Both the master book and the canon history muffled their heads and pretended not to hear.Shi Ziyu and Kong Taiping looked at Ye Sirui together. "My lord, what do you think should be done?"

Ye Sirui wanted to pretend to be stupid at first, but when asked by them, he could only say: "What you two said is reasonable, but now that the people in Bing County are affected by the disaster, I really have no interest in having a feast." Shi Ziyu looked like a defeated rooster Kong Taiping also looked sleepy, but he didn't get carried away, he only surpassed Ye Sirui and said: "Your Excellency is wise."

The banquet is over, and the adults take turns to give speeches, nothing more than talking about working together to relieve the victims.Ye Sirui casually asked about the relief money and food, Shi Ziyu looked sloppy, and Ye Sirui smiled and said: "On the wine table, business is not discussed. Drink!" Regarding the destruction of the embankment, he didn't mention a word .After drinking for three rounds, Shi Ziyu toasted Ye Sirui.Seeing him approaching with a toast, Ye Sirui took the glass and said with a half-smile: "Isn't Mr. Shi a little sick, don't force it."

Shi Ziyu didn't expect him to say that, the movement of his hands stopped immediately, and the wine overflowed, splashing spots on his robe.

"Master Shi is really too strong to drink, why don't you rest first." Ye Sirui said in a discussing tone, and then turned to Kong Taiping, "Mr. Kong, would you like to have a drink with me?" Kong Taiping raised his glass solemnly, "Your official should do his best And for."

Shi Ziyu was in a hurry, but had no choice but to go down, Ye Sirui glanced at it with a smile, and inadvertently ordered: "Master Shi has a high status, Mr. Xia, you can send him back to his room to rest."

Xia Shu didn't drink much.The main reason is that his status is not enough, and no one toasts.Instead, Ye Sirui drank a few cups.As soon as he heard this, he immediately stood up, put his arms around Shi Ziyu's arm, and didn't care about Shi Ziyu's yelling to say goodbye to Mr. Qian, he sent him to the room like a prisoner.

As soon as Shi Ziyu left, the atmosphere at the banquet instantly relaxed a lot.Ye Sirui also acted more gentle and amiable. After asking the names of several officials one by one, he discarded the cumbersome etiquette of the superior and the subordinate, and matched each other with words.He could feel that these people were faintly headed by Kong Taiping. "Ning He, that's not acceptable. I just poured your glass. It's almost finished. Let's have another drink." Ning He is Kong Taiping's word.Kong Taiping couldn't refuse, his face was already flushed, so he had to raise his glass again and drank it down.

After a few more rounds of wine, even Ye Sirui felt a little dizzy. "Let's do that for today, everyone go back and rest first."

The officials got up to leave one after another, and Ye Sirui stopped Kong Taiping, who seemed to have turned red all over. "Ning He, don't rush to leave, talk to me." Kong Taiping sat down as he said, "Is there anything you want to talk to me alone, my lord?"

Ye Sirui was not surprised that he saw his intentions. "Ning He, I want to ask you about the flood." His expression was serious.

"What does Lord Ye want to ask? The lower official must know everything and say everything."

Ye Sirui changed his amiability just now, and asked aggressively: "What's the matter with the dike being washed away in only two months? What's the matter with the lack of money and food for disaster relief? Why did the refugees come to burn the county government? As a county The county magistrate, but you avoid talking about these issues, dare to say that you know everything and talk about it?"

Kong Taiping was silent for a long time, then suddenly lifted his robe and knelt down. "The lower official is guilty."

"What crime?" Ye Sirui looked down from above, coldly looking at this little county magistrate who was quite arrogant not long ago.

"Knowledge and failure to report."

It seems to be getting to the point.Ye Sirui picked up a wine glass and held it in his hands. "In that case, you can tell now."

Kong Taiping looked into his eyes and said hesitantly: "The lower official failed to persuade the upper official in time..."

Ye Sirui turned the wine glass upside down, staring at the official kiln words under the wine glass, "You mean, Shi Ziyu did all these things?"

"This……"

Ye Sirui gently put the wine glass on the table, "Is it?"

"Yes." Kong Taiping bowed his head and tied his hands in silence.

With a light push from Ye Sirui's fingers, the cup fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. The crisp sound made Kong Taiping startled, and he didn't have the composure he had since meeting. "Tell me in detail, what's going on."

"Lord Shi... Shi Ziyu used to be a high-ranking official of the imperial court. He was exiled here because he offended someone. The official didn't know the details, so he was depressed all day long, and his actions were unavoidable. Therefore, his colleagues in the yamen were somewhat disappointed with him... ..."

"Choose the key points." Ye Sirui tapped his fingers on the table.

He didn't knock hard, but Kong Taiping still shivered in fright, "Yes, yes. Mr. Shi loves antiques and beautiful scenery, but these all cost money. Mr. Shi used to be chic in the past. He is just a county magistrate." His salary is not enough for him to spend...but money can't be changed out of thin air..."

"Okay." Ye Sirui cut off the disguise more directly and interrupted him impatiently, "What's the matter with the embankment?"

"The embankment was approved by Mr. Shi to the state government two years ago. The river has flooded in Bingxian County in recent years. It really needs an embankment. Mr. Shi has been lobbying for a long time, and only approved the money this year..."

"How much is he greedy for?"

"Seven... seventy percent."

Ye Sirui put his foot on the table, and the bowls and chopsticks on the table clicked. "Good assistant officer! You are really a good assistant officer! You have learned loyalty, but who are you loyal to? Your sage? So don’t ask, just keep silent? I don’t need to ask about the disaster relief money, there will be less! What is the end of the distribution to the people? Porridge? After all, how much of the money do you divide?”

Kong Taiping was frightened and kowtowed, "Master Ye is a lesson! Xiaguan and Master Shi have always been at odds, and Master Shi simply can't understand Xiaguan, how could he let Xiaguan get involved in these matters? If Xiaguan hadn't been friendly to his colleagues since he took office, he had a relationship with Shi My lord is divided into courts and courts, I am afraid that the county government of Bingxian County has long been his word! Even so, the subordinate official is only a secondary official, and even if it is a few words of advice, he can only accept his cowardice!" He said, crying Drop the money.Ye Sirui was very annoyed seeing him chattering, "Okay, since you don't get along with him, how did you find out about these things?"

Seeing that Ye Sirui believed his words, Kong Taiping quickly wiped his face with his sleeve, "People's words are terrible, no matter how straightforward Mr. Shi's things are, do the officials and the common people really not notice it? Not to mention anything else, the court said it would provide disaster relief But what was sent to the common people was a paste that was hard to find even a grain of rice. Who is not scolding the magistrate for being greedy? The lower official also wanted to file a letter of impeachment a long time ago, but he suffered from lack of evidence, so he would be caught instead. If the next Once the official leaves here, the county government will completely fall into his hands." As he spoke, he gradually calmed down, only his eyes were still red. "The lower official is in the officialdom, and there are many last resorts. It's nothing to be angry, but the people in Bing County are so innocent! After the flood, the lower official advised Mr. Shi to be a man and stay on the front line, but he was cursed by Mr. Shi's eight generations of ancestors." No one is missing in the official office! The lower officials had no choice but to persuade the merchants in Bing County to donate food. The merchants value profits, how much can they donate? It’s just to save the face of the upper and lower officials again and again, but even if the victims can drink gruel, it’s not bad ..."

His voice gradually lowered, Ye Sirui narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "So you mean, you have no evidence?"

Kong Taiping avoided his sight. "yes."

Ye Sirui sneered, "The embankment was washed away in only three months, so that's not evidence? I inspected it myself, how rude! Why didn't you mention it when you wrote it?"

Kong Taiping said loudly: "Your Excellency, you have sharp eyes! But not all courtiers are like this! The county magistrate must draft the disaster report, not to mention that since the flood, Master Shi has sealed the west city gate, and the yamen servants and arresters are only assigned by him! !"

The questions were similar, and Ye Sirui said, "How are the disaster victims now?"

"The lower officials placed them outside the south gate, and sent people to deliver food and medicine every day. However, if there is no support, relying on donations from merchants alone, even thin rice porridge will not last for a few days..." Kong Taiping wiped it again Wipe your eyes.

Ye Sirui said: "Since I'm here, I'll get to the bottom of this matter. Please don't say anything, and arrange for me to visit the victims at the Nancheng Gate tomorrow."

"My lord's status is precious, and the disaster victims are now suffering from epidemic diseases, my lord, be careful!" Kong Taiping stood up in panic.

"I've made up my mind, you just need to make arrangements. Alright, you can go down." Seeing the sky getting dark, Ye Sirui walked slowly towards the bedroom.He also drank a lot of wine, and secretly poured a few glasses during the period, but now he still walks a little frivolously.Kong Taiping was only drunk a lot more than him, but he still spoke clearly, heh.Ye Sirui felt dizzy suddenly, so he quickly supported the pillar.

One hand held him, that hand was very strong, but it didn't hurt him.The owner of the hand didn't say a word, and helped him move forward slowly.

Ye Sirui was not so drunk that he lost his mind, he staggered and slowed down to look around, that man was really tall.Ye Sirui smiled drunkenly, "Brother Tian Shu, why are you so tall?"

Xia Shu was very helpless by his nonsensical question, "You drank so much wine, but did you get anything out of it?"

As expected, brother Tianshu understood what he wanted to do at a glance.Ye Sirui laughed foolishly again, "I asked, there are a lot of them, let's go back to the room and talk about it." His remaining rationality told him that there might be many eyes and ears nearby.Xia Shu also seemed to understand, helped him to speed up his pace, and walked back to the house in a few steps.

Chaming leaned against the door and snored, Xia Shu woke him up and told him to watch the door.Ye Sirui was put on the official hat chair by Xia Tian, ​​and he fumbled with the teapot on the table, "What did Shi Ziyu tell you?"

Xia Shu came over and picked up the teapot and handed it to Ye Sirui, "He said he wanted to talk to you."